38.2% ▲ +25.8%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.3%
- 2016: 32.8%
- 2021: 38.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Proserpine · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Proserpine
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Just 8.2% of adults in Proserpine hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the national average. This reflects a broader trend in the area, where fewer residents have completed Year 12 compared to most other Australian towns. The local workforce relies more heavily on practical trade qualifications than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 38.2%, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. About 30.2% of residents stopped their schooling at Year 10, while 15.2% finished at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Proserpine, the largest group is Year 12 at 41%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 9 or below (17%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with the typical qualification being a Certificate III or IV, held by 46.9% of residents. This is much lower than most areas and far below the Australian average of 26.3% for bachelor degrees or higher.
8.2% ▲ +44.8%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 8.2%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Proserpine, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 60%; Bachelor degree is next at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related services at 20.2%, followed by education at 10.5% and society and culture at 10.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Proserpine has three schools within 3km, which is more than 70% of similar areas. The schools are generally large, with an average size of 806 students, and are split between government and Catholic sectors.
4.28
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
3
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools serving the area — within 3 km of small areas, or inside larger ones. A measure of access (catchments overlap, so don't add it across areas).
806
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
985
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Proserpine
3 schools — 2,418 students, average ICSEA 985.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Secondary 1 · Primary 1 · Combined 1
| Proserpine State High School, Proserpine | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 1,116 | 974 |
| Proserpine State School, Proserpine | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 577 | 968 |
| St Catherine's Catholic College The Whitsundays, Proserpine | Catholic | Combined | 2.6 km | 725 | 1,017 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Proserpine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32368/proserpine/topic/education